On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 6:09 AM, SF Markus Elfring <[email protected]> wrote: >>> One local variable was set to an error code in some cases before >>> a concrete error situation was detected. Thus move the corresponding >>> assignments into if branches to indicate a software failure there. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <[email protected]> >>> --- >>> security/selinux/ss/policydb.c | 59 >>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- >>> 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) >> >> More code churn with no real advantage. > > There are different opinions about the mentioned implementation details. > >> I agree with the style you are using, > > Thanks for such feedback. > >> and would support changing it if you are in the function fixing bugs >> or doing other substantial changes in that code, > > Is this expectation a contradiction for a desired patch granularity? > >> but I can't justify it as a standalone change, sorry. > > This update suggestion seems to be not attractive enough for you at the moment > as another change step of my patch series. > Would you like to check if there are other effects worthwhile besides the > proposed > coding style adjustment here?
To be honest, I would just leave it alone for now. If you want to contribute, focus on meaningful improvements such as bug fixing and/or new features; changing only the code style isn't very interesting or appealing, even if I happen to agree with your changes. -- paul moore www.paul-moore.com
